The Texas Longhorns (8-4) head to Kansas State to take on the Wildcats (10-2) in a game that has the potential to be low-scoring. The game starts at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, and will air on ESPNU.
Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats Betting Prediction
The Longhorns will be hoping for similar success after defeating the Eastern Illinois Panthers in their last game, 71-59. Texas’ effective field goal percentage was their biggest advantage over Eastern Illinois. The Longhorns had a rate of 0.577, while the Panthers posted a mark of 0.411. With 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting, Matt Coleman III was the game’s high scorer.
The last time the Wildcats were in action, they beat the Kennesaw State Owls, 56-41. The Wildcats had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (41.2 vs. 24.3) and had a better free throw rate (0.083 vs. 0.058). Barry Brown Jr. was the top scorer from either team with 15 points on 7-for-15 shooting from the field.
After the Wildcats won both contests against the Longhorns last season, these teams will clash for the first time this year. In the last contest, Kansas State won 58-48. Kansas State’s 0.448 effective field goal percentage was its biggest strength over Texas, who had a rate of 0.304.
Dean Wade has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Kansas State.
The inefficient offense of Kansas State (299th in the NCAA with an offensive efficiency of 98.6) will battle against the stingy defense of Texas (46th in the country with a defensive efficiency of 93.2). The Longhorns figure to have the advantage on that end of the court. Also, the Longhorns commit the 41st-fewest errors in the NCAA (turnover percentage of 16.4 percent), while the disruptive defense of the Wildcats causes the 51st-most (opponents’ turnover percentage of 22.4 percent).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Texas ranks 34th in three pointers attempted per game (27.1) while Kansas State ranks 228th (19.2).
The Longhorns rank 12th in steals allowed per game (4.7) while the Wildcats rank 148th (7.2).
Texas ranks 32nd in blocks per game (4.8) while Kansas State ranks 168th (2.1).
The Wildcats rank 37th in rebounds allowed per game (31.5) while the Longhorns rank 168th (36.6).
Texas is sixth in the nation with 9.5 assists allowed per game while Kansas State is 26th with 10.5 assists allowed per game.
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The Longhorns’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 11.0, up from 8.1 for the season.
During their last five games, the Wildcats have scored an average of 72.2 points per game (4.8 above their season average) and allowed an average of 56.0 points per game (1.8 below their season average).
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